The First Lady of Nigeria Dame Patience Jonathan has said she's ready to lead a protest to Chibok, Borno state if the kidnapped girls are not going to be released soon, and that she don't mind being shot if that's what it is going to take to release the girls. Mama peace as popularly referred to, made her statement known during a meeting with wives of government functionaries, female Senators and Commissioners.
"I do not mind being shot as long as they return our girls to us safely, we are tired of the kidnapping,” she said".
According to her, First Ladies of other countries such as Chad, Cameroon, Niger and others have being calling to ask her questions and offer assistance on the issue.
"They intimate me of their readiness to help. They are also asking me questions that I could not answer and as women we are the last hope of this nation. We cannot fail our fellow women and the nation. If need be, we will call on the northern elders to help us so that our children and husbands will not die,” Dame Patience added.
She also said that a committee would be set up at a stakeholders meeting involving wives of all the relevant bodies tomorrow the 4th May, 2014. She warned that failure of any relevant agency to honour their invitation to the meeting would force her and others to make the Chibok protest a reality.
"I cannot perpetuate hearsay and rumour; I must have facts to tell the international community. We will set up a committee to seek the truth as women. If any of those we call refuse to come, we will take the protest to Chibok" she also said..
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